Dracula Stoker, B, Dracula, New York, Barnes & Noble Classics, 1847I think Dracula will be about some people who want to destroy Count Dracula who is a vampire.Within, stood a tall old man, clean shaven save for a long white moustache, and clad in black from head to foot, without a single speck of colour about him anywhere
Questions:
Classic – Title: Dracula -Author: Bram Stoker
Modern – Title: SleepWalker -Author: Robert Muchamore
1. Describe the time and place in which your novel is set. What clues within the book tell us this?
The book is based in the 19th Century because it is before cars were invented and women can't vote it is after 1815 because there are trains and before 1900. It is set in England. I know because it has the setting in it
The time period is given throughout the book so it is set in late 2007 near a town in England.
2. Who are the main characters in your book? List the names and a short description of their personality traits.
Jonathan Harker- nervous about taking responsibility, Mina Harker (Mina Murray) is a young woman who is very kind to her friends and very dear to them, Count Dracula- Sly, secritive old vampire who will stop at nothing to achive his goal. Dr Seward who is very determined and thinks very highly of his peers and Dr Van Helsing who is very Knowledgable and determined
The Main Characters are James Adams who is the hero who is prone to lashing out. Lauren Adams who is the senior agent on the mission she goes on with Jake to find out about a plane crash. Dana is the Boyfriend of James. Kerry is the ex of James but now hates him. Rat is the boyfriend of of Lauren and Bethany is the Best friend of Lauren and brother of Jake
3. Describe the significant relationships between the main characters.
Jonathan Harker and Mina Harker= Jonathan is maried to Mina. they both love eachother dearly and wish to be with each other Lucy and Mina are very old friends, growing up in nursury together they are very close and care for eachother like sisters Count Dracula is pretending to be Jonathan's friend so that Dracula can move move to London to achieve more blood
James is someone everyone admires and is a high face but is kind to everyone even though he is prone to lashing out
4. Who is your favourite character and why? Or - Who is the character that you can most closely relate to and why?
My favourite character in this book is Professor Van Hellsing because he is very smart and old yet very kind and careful. I like him because he leads the band well and is very controlled.
My favourite character is Kerry because she is a good girl but is funny and is good at Karate
5. Describe the style of language and literary devices that the author uses. a) Find examples of; colourful adjectives, similes, metaphor, dramatic irony, etc.. b) Find a quote (with page number) for each example.
The Language in This book is very old fashioned and it doesn't have proper english, it has a lot of Slang
The language in this book is very common use (but has alot of swearing)
6. Is your book an example of ‘classic’ or ‘modern’ literature? You must use evidence to back up your stance. For example; has your book stood the ‘test of time’? Are there theme’s that will transcend time?
My book Dracula is a good example of a classic because it is about monsters which is something that can spark interest in many different people. it has stood the test of time because it was written in the early 20th century.
It has not got the right things to stand the test of time
7. After reading the book, write a short note to a friend describing the book. Include a description of the genre, setting and difficulty level. You need to also include the following information; What were the main themes in the book? What was the central conflict? How was it resolved? Describe your feelings towards the novel. Did you enjoy it, why or why not? Did you find it easy to get into? Did you like it the more that you read it? Would you read more books by the same author, or of a similar genre?
The book Dracula is very Slow paced. it is quite a difficult book to read. the main conflict was between Dracula And the group of people who are trying to stop the Count and it is resolved by the people hunting him down in Transilvania as he is trying to escape and they stop his carrage and Jonathan and Quincey Morris chop off his head and stab him in the heart before Van Helsing fills his mouth with garlic cloves to kill him. I did not enjoy it because it did not have a very long end but the beggining was 200 pages long. I would not read other Bram Stoker books because I think his resolution was too small. It was hard to get into because the words were tiny and it carried on
Stoker, B, Dracula, New York, Barnes & Noble Classics, 1847I think Dracula will be about some people who want to destroy Count Dracula who is a vampire.Within, stood a tall old man, clean shaven save for a long white moustache, and clad in black from head to foot, without a single speck of colour about him anywhere
-Author: Bram Stoker
-Author: Robert Muchamore
each other
Lucy and Mina are very old friends, growing up in nursury together they are very close and care for eachother like sisters
Count Dracula is pretending to be Jonathan's friend so that Dracula can move move to London to achieve more blood
a) Find examples of; colourful adjectives, similes, metaphor, dramatic irony, etc..
b) Find a quote (with page number) for each example.
Describe your feelings towards the novel.
Did you enjoy it, why or why not?
Did you find it easy to get into? Did you like it the more that you read it?
Would you read more books by the same author, or of a similar genre?